Basel 2017 QF - Roger Federer (1) vs. Adrian Mannarino (7)

[BeatlesFan]

Fed needs to go for solely placement on his first serve and not the big bombs, which aren't going in.

 

[Red Rick]

Ugh now Mannarino is getting cocky. Time to finish him

How so?

 

[Chanwan]

I kinda feel Fed still has this, but boy oh boy does he need to stay focused on his serve. Did he just have 3 (or 4?) complete mishits/shanks in that Mannarino game?

 

[VaporDude95]

This match might be over if this keeps happening

 

[BeatlesFan]

DANGER TIME!!!! This will be the match if Mannarino breaks.

 

[BlueClayGOAT]

wow shankerer in the house we have shankerer in the house

 

[VaporDude95]

How so?

Did you not see that little Djokovic head nod after he held serve?

 

[luiz_gustavo]

http://live.livewidget.net/streamvideo10/federer-vs-mannarino-atp-basel-live-stream-4495870.html

Thank you!

 

[ultradr]

Fed is looking oddly nervous too.

I noticed it too.

Then again Federer can get tense if he doesn't front run particularly against lefties.

 

[aman92]

Fed seems in trouble now

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Mannarino is back.

 

[Pagoo]

Wow Fed!. Come on. O dear!

 

[abmk]

2 BPs mannarino

 

[aman92]

Wonderful by Mannarino...come on!

 

[BlueClayGOAT]

I've started making a Mannarino voodoo doll.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Damn! What a save. So lucky.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Absolutely exquisite from the Maestro.

 

[SQA333]

Fed is giving him forehands to swing away at on second serves and keeps getting burned.

but as I say that, WOW WHAT A HALF VOLLEY

 

[Pagoo]

Haters coming out now.

 

[existential dread]

Clutcherer down the line!

 

[BeatlesFan]

Fed brilliant half volley winner from the baseline!

 

[abmk]

wow ! what a save !

 

[Standaa]

What happened to the guy who crushed Tiafoe on Tuesday?

 

[VaporDude95]

What a half volley!

 

[TheAssassin]

How stunning was that backhand flick...

 

[aman92]

Ridicullous...how did federer get that back!

 

[underground]

Holy smokes that save!

 

[Pagoo]

Phew! That was unnecessarily close.

 

[VaporDude95]

Wonderful by Mannarino...come on!

Funny how you disappear when Fed is winning

 

[abmk]

Clutcherer in that game.

 

[PrinceMoron]

Holy moses


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[junior74]

Sweet Jesus, what a hold that was from Fed

 

[BlueClayGOAT]

Need servebotterer to show up pronto. Shankerer isn't any fun at all.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Just some Sexi GOAT stuff...

 

[BeatlesFan]

What happened to the guy who crushed Tiafoe on Tuesday?

Age. You know Fed's level has varied between matches (or within matches) since 2010. It's exacerbated a lot since he was 33.

 

[ultradr]

Definitely goat half volleyer from baseline.
Best ever Ive seen.

 

[SQA333]

And Roger's Paris draw is much easier than Nadal. He's going after YE #1 and he wouldn't tank the tournament even if it was not in Basel.

Much easier? How so? Rafa has a guaranteed semifinal basically. I'd say it's fairly equal.

 

[Alexrb]

Me neither. It just shows that with age, Roger can go from GOAT form against Tiafoe and come out flat and error-prone two days later. Never used to have in his prime.

Fed is looking oddly nervous too.

Is it more age or injury related (or both)? I feel like the first half of 2017 he was predictably awesome.

 

[Chanwan]

Ridiculous half volley from Fed down BP.
Also, he was 29 % first serves for the set. Comes up with 3 out of 4 from 15-40. Nice. Still struggling though...

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Jawohl...

 

[BeatlesFan]

Fed needs to hit almost exclusively to Mannarino's FH, his much weaker shot!

 

[ultradr]

This backhand funk looks very very familiar.

 

[BeatlesFan]

BP for FED!!!!!

 

[User123]

I really can't believe some Federer fans panic here. Federer loses sets almost every year in Basel. But still wins the matches.

 

[abmk]

nice FH from fed.
another BP.

 

[SQA333]

This backhand funk looks very very familiar.

Roger has gone from struggling with high topspin to struggling with low flat shots

 

[NatF]

Finish him

 

[ultradr]

Fed needs to hit almost exclusively to Mannarino's FH, his much weaker shot!

??
But manarinno is directing them to feds backhand, which is in a funk at the moment.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Sublime from the second best volley wizard on the tour.

 

[abmk]

nice save from Mannarino.
He's come up with some gutsy stuff when down today.